Adjusted Basis of property is the property's:     a. riginal basis adjusted to the date of the disposition.     b. cost or other basis of the property on the date the taxpayer acquires it.       c. cost plus all of the expenses associated to put it in place.     d. deprecated value.

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Adjusted Basis of property is the property's:

   

a. riginal basis adjusted to the date of the disposition.

   

b. cost or other basis of the property on the date the taxpayer acquires it.

 

   

c. cost plus all of the expenses associated to put it in place.

   

d. deprecated value.

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Basis is defined as the property original value or the cost, adjusted for the factors like depreciation. When the property is sold then the taxpayer pays or saves taxes on the capital loss or gain which is equal to the realized amount on sale less the sold property basis.

 

 

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